Dementia Tied
To Loneliness
In the Elderly

WASHINGTON -- Lonely people could be more likely to develop dementia or the type of cognitive decline commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.

Researchers, led by Rush University in Chicago, looked at 823 people who were free of dementia at the study start and annually assessed their level of loneliness for up to four years to determine if it had any impact on the development of Alzheimer's disease....